This historic funicular system combines the old with the new while offering delightful views over the surrounding valley.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

A preserved college lock-up that recalls a clubhouse approach to discipline.

Oldest and rarest examples of telecommunication in the world.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

Could this grave be the true resting place of legendary gunfighter "Doc" Holliday? Unclear.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.